Well, that was going to be my point, you *don't have to* spend
your own money. Seems like the better teachers do. Lisa is
constantly buying stuff for 'her kids', and yes, I complain about
it, though not strongly.
But for standard school supplies, she has a budget from the
school.

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Plowville Pa _/)__/)_/)_


"Scout" wrote in message
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Scotty,
I'm not complaining, just clarifying: I usually drop a couple
of grand a
year on my students. This year, for instance, I've purchased 70
copies of
"To Kill A Mockingbird" I don't "have to" do it but I wanted
each kid to
have his or her own copy. Some will treasure it, some will
trash it. I've
purchased everything from mousetrap car kits to DVDs. My wife
does it too. I
print my own handouts at home, on my paper with my ink; to the
tune of many
thousands of copies per year.
I have about $500 sunk into the Mississippi trip, which is
really about
teaching our kids about community service. Most teachers I know
get their
supplies from a number of different sources, including their
own wallets.
When my wife worked in Trenton, in the urban schools, she
brought in
shopping bags full of food every week because the kids were
hungry, real
hungry. They were eating all the science experiments.
Interesting thread. I agree with some of it. I took a major cut
in pay to
teach but I've never been happier. I'd like to see more people
teach after
spending a career in business and industry. I work with a whole
building
full of folks like that.
There are a lot of folks here in asa who would make great
teachers.
Scout

"Scotty" wrote in message
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Not here they don't.


"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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Actually, they do to a large extent. Many teachers spend
their
own money on
supplies that the schools should, but don't supply.

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Scotty" wrote in message
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"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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Yes, it will work. You have to give people a living wage
that's
somewhere
close to the value they contribute to society. Teachers
should
not have to
pay for their own supplies, for example.


They don't.